Lament: a Form of Feeling and Writing

To lament is to express regret or grief about something.  In speech, the word could be a noun or a verb.  A book of the Bible, the Old Testament, is called 'Lamentations.'  The reader should inspect that work to see examples of laments and grasp the meaning of  lament emotionally and intellectually.

Regret, guilt, sorrow are strong currents in human hearts and to lament some wrong in the world or oneself is often profound and may lead to betterment.  I lament looking at pornography, particularly bestiality on websites and am determined to reform.  Sexuality is part of our makeup and sexual desire is easily perverted.  

Jesus said,  13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 [a]Because narrow is the gate and [b]difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. (Mt 7, NKJV).  Also, Jesus said,  "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate (GTh 6).  Morally, intellectually, I don't like pornograhy and hate the bad behavior displayed in bestiality, but for the sake of my perverted sexual impulses, I partake of same.  I regret my bad actions and do lament my own self.  What a strange creature a human being is!